Census Reporter Logo Census Reporter

Census Tract 55, Shelby, TN

2,062 Population
1.3 square miles 1,591.7 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 5-year unless noted

Find data for this place

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.

Demographics

40.5 ±6.8 Median age
  • about 20 percent higher than the figure in Memphis: 34.2 ±0.3
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 35.9 ±0.1

Economics

$16,971 ±$3,354 Per capita income
  • about half the amount in Memphis: $33,100 ±$933
  • about two-fifths of the amount in Shelby County: $39,083 ±$742
$29,315 ±$27,550 Median household income
  • about three-fifths of the amount in Memphis: $51,736 ±$1,072
  • about half the amount in Shelby County: $63,767 ±$1,251

36.1% ±15.8% (736  ±365) Persons below poverty line
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Memphis: 23.1% 139,965 (±0.9% / ±5,261)
  • about double the rate in Shelby County: 17.8% 160,934 (±0.7% / ±5,871)

22.5 minutes ±10.1 (13,345  ±4,070) Mean travel time to work
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Memphis: 21.1 5,267,575 (±0.3 / ±112,385)
  • about the same as the figure in Shelby County: 22.3 8,323,655 (±0.3 / ±139,343)

Families

771 ±176 Number of households
  • Memphis: 253,120 ±1,828
  • Shelby County: 362,741 ±1,701
2.7 ±0.2 (2,061  ±488) Persons per household
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Memphis: 2.4 606,134 (±0 / ±222)
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in Shelby County: 2.5 904,517 (±0 / ±232)

4.5% ±7.3% (22  ±36) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Memphis: 5.2% † 8,219 (±0.6% / ±954)
  • a little less than the rate in Shelby County: 4.8% 11,007 (±0.5% / ±1,099)

Housing

1,224 ±177 Number of housing units
  • Memphis: 289,887 ±1,402
  • Shelby County: 404,333 ±259

$-666,666,700 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • Memphis: $169,000 ±$3,795
  • Shelby County: $249,100 ±$4,330

5.4% ±5.7% (111  ±119.5) Moved since previous year
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Memphis: 13.6% 82,819 (±0.7% / ±4,437.4)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in Shelby County: 12.4% 112,575 (±0.6% / ±5,805.9)

Social

76% ±5.7% (1,115  ±228.5) High school grad or higher
  • about 90 percent of the rate in Memphis: 87.2% 352,802 (±1.3% / ±5,417.3)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 89.9% 544,082 (±1.1% / ±6,787.5)
3.3% ±3.8% (48  ±56) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Memphis: 28% 113,378 (±0.8% / ±3,139.9)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 34.3% 207,558 (±0.7% / ±4,022.9)

N/A Persons with language other than English spoken at home

0.9% ±1.2% (18  ±26) Foreign-born population
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Memphis: 7.7% 47,615 (±0.4% / ±2,395)
  • about 10 percent of the rate in Shelby County: 7.9% 72,296

9.2% ±5.5% (148  ±93) Population with veteran status
  • more than 1.5 times the rate in Memphis: 5.2% 23,827 (±0.3% / ±1,443)
  • about 1.5 times the rate in Shelby County: 5.9% 40,311 (±0.3% / ±1,925)
148 Total veterans ±93 113 Male ±87 35 Female ±35

Hover for margins of error and contextual data.